I've got both Outpost and LnS. LnS is by far the best on resources. I was having a problem with Outpost using up to 35 meg of mem that their support department has yet to find out why. LnS stays around 8 meg or less and getting support for LnS is allot easier/better.

I do agree that Lns is a good firewall and low on resources, but for me I prefer outpost pro and it does not matter to me if outpost uses 35 meg of memory because I have more than enough installed to run all my programmes, but if memory is an issue then Lns for low resources is a definite first choice to go for.

I've trialled both OP and LnS but decided on OP because if it's ease of rule configuration and it's fantastic logging capability, plus the other features such as script blocking etc are quite useful. I also find OP very low on resources usually between 1.5 to 8 meg. It only jumps up to 30 meg when you launch the main program.

Yes u do have a point there, but what price do u put on having a great security programme like outpost, if u want qaulity u have to pay for it and I am not saying that Lns is not a good firewall either.
As for have some expert advise, there is [paranoid 2000] over at the outpost forum who has vast knowledge of outpost and u just need to ask anyone and he is your man for any problem solving, there are also many other good experts as well.
But at the end of the day It is up to each induvidual to decide on what firewall he or she chooses to install.

Look 'n' Stop is by far cheaper and as good as, if not better than Outpost.

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While some of the statements here come down to personal preference, there are several major inaccuracies here.

Edwin024 said:

LnS costs 39 for ever
Outpost: a sum of money per year.

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Outpost does not require an annual payment. The official price of $39.95 (the same as LnS) includes one year of free upgrades. Upgrades after this period can be purchased at a 50% discount but are optional - the original copy of Outpost will continue working indefinitely.

Edwin024 said:

LnS is low on cpu, Outpost the opposite.

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LnS is lighter than Outpost here but that is because it does less - LnS does not do Stateful Inspection by default, and if you activate it you are limited to 128 network connections in the current version. Outpost has no such restriction but having lots of active network connections will require more processing. Outpost also provides far more logging information but this can increase CPU utilisation if your antivirus scanner is not configured to exclude the logfiles (which it should be).

Edwin024 said:

And the help you have here on LnS is not available on Outpost. The makersof LnS are even here to hear about problems and solve them. Agnitum is far heavier...

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As others have pointed out, there is a separate forum for Outpost (though posts here on Outpost will get answered in most cases). As for the "makers" of LnS, I would point out that LnS is written by one person only, Frederic Gloannec. While this makes LnS a more noteworthy achievement, it also places greater limits on what improvements and features can be added. Also many features that are unavailable or currently in beta in LnS (e.g. running as a service to provide protection right from Windows startup, stateful inspection of UDP connections, the option of popup alerts when a rule is matched, the ability to block IP addresses) are already present in Outpost (via a third-party plugin, Blockpost, for the IP address blocking).

Both firewalls have strengths and weaknesses and their respective forums are the best place to check them out. However more (accurate) information on Outpost can be obtained from the PDF Manuals downloadable from Agnitum's website and the Web-Hiker's Guide to Outpost Firewall (while it covers version 1, most of it applies to version 2 also and it provides a useful insight into Outpost's interface).

Thanks Paranoid for the corrections. I must admit that I have not looked at LnS carefully. I do really rely, as a start, on what members say here. So please lets try to be accurate.

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LnS costs 39 for ever
Outpost: a sum of money per year.
[Paranoid]
Outpost does not require an annual payment. The official price of $39.95 (the same as LnS) includes one year of free upgrades. Upgrades after this period can be purchased at a 50% discount but are optional - the original copy of Outpost will continue working indefinitely.

Big difference between those two statements. No hard feelings just make sure before you say. O. K.

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Is the Look 'n' Stop licence a yearly or unlimited licence ?
Unlike many other softwares, the Look 'n' Stop licence is unlimited !
In addition, all 2.0x to 2.0y updates are free and automatic.
For example, Look 'n' Stop 2.01 users who purchased the licence 3 years ago could upgrade to 2.02, 2.03, 2.04 and the current 2.05 for free.

I Purchashed L 'n' S after reading the information on the page I posted above. If I was not under the impression that ALL updates are 100% free, then I would not have purchashed it. It does say Unlimited license and Automatic updates to new releases.